US JOBS DATA

U.S. weekly initial jobless claims up 15,000 to 444,000

U.S. 4-week avg. jobless claims down 3,250 to 438,000

U.S. continuing jobless claims up 6,000 to 3.44 mln

U.S. continuing claims highest since Nov. 2003

U.S. Q2 productivity revised up to 4.3% vs 2.2% prev. est.

U.S Q2 unit labor costs revised to down 0.5% vs up 1.3% prev